The flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current over the North Scotia Ridge

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Smith, I., Stevens, D., Heywood, K., Meredith, M.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; Drake Passage; North Scotia Ridge; Shag Rocks; The Antarctic; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/17053; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2009.10.010

The transports associated with the Subantarctic Front (SAF) and the Polar Front (PF) account for the majority of the volume transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). After passing through Drake Passage, the SAF and the PF veer northward over the steep topography of the North Scotia Ridge...